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More 'Love Is a Stranger'

Posted on Jun 10th, 2007 by Peter : explosions in the sky Peter

I read another poem from Love Is a Stranger . Here it is. To Take a Step Without Feet This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, To cause a hundred veils to fall... More »

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Song of the Reed

Posted on May 16th, 2007 by Peter : explosions in the sky Peter

This is one of Jelaluddin Rumi's most well known and revered passages. The Song of the Reed is the beginning of Masnavi (Mathnawi) I, I - 35. The Masnavi has been called "The Koran in... More »

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Love Is a Stranger

Posted on Apr 29th, 2007 by Peter : explosions in the sky Peter

My girlfriend recently surprised me with a copy of Love is a Stranger translated by Kabir Helminski because she's sweet and enjoys me reading her Rumi. These poems feel different than the Coleman Barks' translations,... More »

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